Purpose: Re-certification is required every five years after passing
any of the CBSPD certification examinations. The CBSPD's Board of Directors
identified that the usual period for significant change in
technology/knowledge for the profession is five years, therefore determined that this is an appropriate cycle.

Re-certification is achieved through retesting or continued work in the profession
and/or continuing education. The requirement to attain 100 or 150
points (depending on the certification you have) over the five year
period was selected to enhance the continued competence of the
certificants. CBSPD defines continued competence consistent with the NCCA whose definition is "demonstrating
specified levels of knowledge, skills, or ability not only at the time
of initial certification but throughout an individual's professional career." This process is reinforced by requiring that all
Continuing Education points must be earned in the specific content
areas of the respective examination. Topics not included on the exams
are not considered for Continuing Education credits. To further enhance
the Continuing Education, all education must be submitted to the CBSPD
Continuing Education Committee for review as to relevance to the
candidate’s re-certification credit. Individuals are
therefore
encouraged to attend educational Seminars, watch videos or read
journals to enhance their competence and for their professional and
personal growth. Each re-certification application is thoroughly
reviewed by the CBSPD staff for compliance with this policy.

The CBSPD has developed the following information to clarify the criteria needed for re-certification:

Educational
Programs are to be concentrated in subject areas directly related to
the examination outline, as described below, for each level of
Certification.

Programs must be reviewed and contact hours approved by the CBSPD Continuing Education Committee.

Approved
programs are granted one (1) point per contact hour based on a sixty
(60) minute hour of educational content to be used only once in a five
year re-certification period.

EXAMINATION OUTLINES: Educational programs must be in the subject areas noted below for each level of certification:

CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN: The educational program(s) subject content for the CSPDT must be directly related to:

Adult or Continuing Education
- These programs are defined as programs that extend over multiple
days/weeks that cover exam content material but do not qualify as a
“college” course. The course must be taken during the
certificant's 5 year re-certification period. You need to provide a copy of a certificate of completion of the course at the time of re-certification that includes course title, location and dates the course was taken.

College courses - will be awarded one (1) point per credit hour with completion of the course with a grade of "70" or better, to a maximum of 10 points per re-certification period. Proof of attendance and grade will be necessary at the time of re-certification. Examples of approved courses are:
Biology, Chemistry, Safety, Anatomy/Physiology, Microbiology. Other courses should be submitted to the CBSPD for
consideration. The course must be taken during the certificant's 5 year re-certification period.

Employment
- Verification of length of employment and employment status (must say
full time or part-time) must be made by the employer on facility
letterhead, and signed by the Human Resources Department or Department
Supervisor.

TECHNICIAN,
AMBULATORY SURGERY TECHNICIAN, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT PROCESSOR &
SPECIALIST, and FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSOR:
Full Time - 10 points per year; Part time - (at least 20 hours/week) 5
points per year, per diem - (at least 6 days per month) 3 points per
year during a five year re-certification period. THE MAXIMUM POINTS PER YEAR FOR WORKING IS 10 (TEN)

SUPERVISOR/MANAGER/MANAGEMENT: Full time 5 points per year; Part time (20 hours/week) 2.5 points per year during a five year re-certification period. THE MAXIMUM POINTS PER YEAR FOR WORKING IS 5 (FIVE)

Chairing
or serving on committees or holding office in a local, state, and/or
national level of a SPD related healthcare professional organization.
Serving or chairing on a committee or holding office must be during the
certificants 5 year re-certification period. A letter printed on the
organization’s letterhead stating the dates served listing the
office held, committee chaired or committee served on will be needed. A
letter signed by an organization officer other than the certificant
will be needed.

SUPERVISOR/MANAGER/MANAGEMENT:5 points per year for a maximum of 25 points per re-certification period.

Programs, departmental in-services, videos, printed in-services in magazines, newsletters, websites:
The CBSPD CEU Committee reviews and awards contact hour approval. The
approval status (approval code number or pre-approval status), approved
contact hour(s), date in-service printed (if applicable), good for five
years from publication date, and date completed are to be placed on a
Certificate or in-service listing for each individual and signed by the
department manager or designee who is verifying that the individual
completed the in-service, printed post test. All individual
in-services, videos, printed in-services are to be used only once
during a 5 year re-certification period.

Submitting test questions: For every 10 (ten) test questions submitted and accepted by the Item Review Committee
2 contact hours will be awarded for a maximum of 15 points per
re-certification period. Each question submitted must be relative to
the exam content outline, must specify which test it was written for,
have current references and four possible answers with the correct
answer identified.A certificate from the Item Review Committee will be sent once the questions are accepted.

Writing
an in-service with 10 post questions related to the CBSPD exam content
outline - submit for approval by the CBSPD and subsequently published -
5 points per printed in-service, no more than 2 in-services per year
for a maximum of 50 points per re-certification period. A copy of the
published in-service would need to be submitted with re-certification
material.

Published
article related to CBSPD exam content outline during current
re-certification period - (article of 800-1000 words - 10 points per
year) no more than 1 article per year for a maximum of 50 points per re-certification period - a copy of the publication must accompany the re-certification material.

Presentations
of CS/SPD educational programs that relates to the exam content outline
to groups (other than departmental in-services) - 1 point per contact
hour to a maximum of 10 points per year or 50 points per
re-certification period. Must include a brochure /announcement of the
presentation/program that includes date of presentation with the
program objectives with re-certification material.

For the Flexible Endoscope Reprocessor Certification:Presentations
of Flexible Endoscope Reprocessing educational programs that relates to
the exam content outline to groups (other than departmental
in-services) - 1 point per contact hour to a maximum of 10 points per
year or 50 points per re-certification period. Must include a brochure
/announcement of the presentation/program that includes date of
presentation with the program objectives with re-certification material.

To
expedite and facilitate the approval of Continuing Education programs
the CBSPD encourages pre-approval for all programs. It is recommended
that programs be submitted at least six weeks prior to the program. Departmental In-service programs can be submitted up to 30 days after the program.

*PLEASE NOTE: It
is the responsibility of the agency/group sponsoring the seminar to
ensure that all individuals remain until the end of the program. Anyone
leaving before the end of the program should be supplied with a revised
certificate or amend the original certificate, indicating the number of contact hours the registrant was
present. Non-compliance with this stipulation may result in loss of
privileges for CEU approval from the CBSPD.

To submit an EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SPONSORED BY A PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION AND/OR RELATED ENTITY (i.e. Vendor, Manufacturer)

Obtain
an Application for review of an Educational Program or In-service from
the CBSPD website or submit a program by mail to the CBSPD office.

If the educational program is a Seminar, an official program attached to the submission form will be accepted as
long as all of the following information is included in the printed
program (if the program is not available make sure that this
information is on the application form correctly):

Program Title and Sponsoring Organization/Agency

Date(s) and Location of Program

Program Content

Program's Objectives

Faculty

Number of Educational Hours (NOTE: Approval is based on a 60 minute hour of educational content and does not include Breaks, Luncheon, Tours and exhibit time.

A breakdown of the time frames for each topic must accompany any request for seminar review.

Submit the printed program and the CBSPD approval form at least six weeks prior to the program.

If approved by the CBSPD, an approval code number and contact hours will be assigned to each program. THIS NUMBER IS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND IS NOT TO BE PRINTED IN THE PROGRAM OR ANNOUNCED.
The registrants should be provided with a Certificate of Attendance (at
the end of the program) with the participants name, the program title,
date program presented, the CBSPD approval code, and the number of
contact hours approved. The certificate must be signed by a
representative of the sponsoring organization.

CERTIFICATES ARE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT AND NOT SUBMITTED TO THE CBSPD UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR RE-CERTIFICATION (once every five years).

Please note the following if you are requesting approval of a program or seminar as the sponsoring organization or company:

You
can publish the fact that the program has been approved by the CBSPD,
however, the approval code number is not to be published in any flyer
or brochure advertising the program.

If
the program will be held over several days you will receive an approval
code number for each day so that those individuals attending only one
day will receive credit. You will also receive a number for all days
combined.

We ask that you put the approval code number on the certificates before you give them to the attendee.

We require that you NOT
GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN ATTENDANCE FOR THE
ENTIRE TIME APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR or HOURS ARE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.

***INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

Assure Program or Seminar you have or are planning to attend can be used for re-certification:
It is your responsibility to assure that the CBSPD approval code and
number of CEU's/Hours is on your certificate.

If
you attend a Seminar and learn it has not been approved by the CBSPD,
submit a request yourself and if approved, attach the approval
letter received from CBSPD to your certificate of attendance. Maintain
this information until it is time for your re-certification.

To submit DEPARTMENTAL IN-SERVICE PROGRAMS for approval:

The
Department Manager, Supervisor, or individual responsible for
in-service, should obtain an Application for Review of an Educational
Program/In-service from the CBSPD website or printed form from the CBSPD for completion. The form must be
submitted to CBSPD no later than 6 weeks after the in-service has been given.

It is recommended to develop and require a post test to determine the effectiveness of the in-service.

The
CBSPD will review the program submission for approval. If approved, an
approval code and contact hours will be assigned. The individual
providing the submission will be advised of the action taken.

All
employees who have attended the in-service and/or completed the post
test, should be provided a certificate, or letter/listing on
hospital letter head, with the following information: Participants
Name: Program Title; In-service Date; Approval Code Number; Approved
Contact Hours. The certificate, letter or listing should be signed by
the Department Head or designee. Each in-service is to be used only
once during an individual's 5 year re-certification period.

Proof
of attendance (i.e. certificates, letters, Ongoing CEU records, etc.)
ARE TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE PARTICIPANT AND NOT SUBMITTED TO THE CBSPD
UNTIL IT IS TIME FOR RE-CERTIFICATION (once every five years).

NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

Only
one person in the department, or the department manager/supervisor should apply for approval of an departmental in-service.

Once an
approval number has been received, that number is to be provided to all
attendees by the manager or supervisor on a Certificate or Letter of
Attendance, or documented on the Ongoing CEU Record form, which has the
attendees name, program title, approval
code number, date of in-service and contact hours awarded.

If your
employer maintains your educational/in-service records on computer
sheets the approval code number, contact hours awarded, date and title
of the in-service/program must appear on that record and be signed by
employer.

Annual, required Fire, Safety and Infection Prevention in-services required by your facility are
covered in the points awarded for work experience and will not be
approved for additional hours.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
If you attended an in-service program which was not submitted for
pre-approval by the CBSPD, it is very important to note the approval
process takes approximately six weeks
to complete. Please, allow enough time for this process. When
submitting an in-service for approval (which was not pre-approved), DO NOT
submit your certificate of attendance at this time. If approved by the
CBSPD, an approval code number and contact hours will be assigned to
each program. THIS NUMBER IS TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. If the program is approved,
the registrant will be provided with a letter stating the program
title, date program presented, the CBSPD approval code, and the number
of contact hours approved. You must maintain these
certificates in a file to be submitted at the time you are required to
re-certify. All programs must be submitted for approval. The only
exceptions are:

There are In-services found in multiple journals and on certain websites that have been
pre-approved for a period of five (5) years from date of publication.
These printed in-services are to have the statement (this in-service
has been pre-approved by the CBSPD for ____ Hours.) Always verify the
in-service has been approved by the CBSPD. You
need to have a signed certificate/list from your Supervisor or Manager
with your name, the name and date of the publication, the title of the
in-service and the date completed. This certificate/list verifies that
you have successfully completed the posttest. If you have several
quizzes, then have your Manager develop a form LIKE THIS ONE
on hospital letterhead that contains a listing of each quiz passed
including the date the quiz was taken, title of the in-service, title
of the journal, date of the journal, your name, and a signature by your
Manager which shows that you passed each quiz. If the quiz is
pre-approved and does not have a code, please note this. If the
in-service was submitted for approval, please supply the code and
amount of points it was awarded by our CEU Committee. Each in-service
is to be used only once during a 5 year re-certification period.Managing
Infection Control, HPN (all except the Purdue Self Study Series - those
have approval codes or are being submitted with the certificate from
Purdue), Infection Control Today and iceinstitute.com, ASHCSP
Newsletter and Natalie Lind's website e-CSPD.com all have pre-approved
in-services.

Published or Internet in-services
that offer CBSPD contact hour options that have been reviewed by the
CBSPD CEU Committee for the organization providing that in-service are
to have a statement that the CBSPD has reviewed the in-service. The
directions to obtain the CBSPD approval code number from the sponsoring
organization that are published with these in-services must be
followed. Each in-service is to be used only once during a 5 year
re-certification period.

Published
or Internet in-services that do not state they offer CBSPD approved or
pre-approved contact hours may be submitted to the CBSPD CEU Committee
for review and would be handled as departmental in-services.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF AN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR/PROGRAM OR IN-SERVICE

PLEASE READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

1. DEPARTMENT IN-SERVICES:

If applying for approval of a departmental in-service please note the following:

Only one person in the department, or the department manager/supervisor has to apply for approval of a program.

Once
an approval number has been received that number is to be provided to
all attendees by the manager or supervisor on a certificate of
attendance which has the attendees name, program title, approval code
number, date and CEU's/HRS awarded.

If
your employer maintains your educational/in-service records on computer
the approval code number, CEU's/HRS awarded, date, and title of program
must appear on that record.

2. APPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OR SEMINAR AS THE SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OR COMPANY

If your organization, or company is sponsoring the program you are seeking approval for there are several things you must know:

You
are not to publish the approval code number in any flyer or brochure
advertising the program. You can publish the fact that the program has
been approved by the CBSPD.

If
the program will be held over several days you will receive an approval
code number for each day so that those individuals attending only one
day will receive credit. You will also receive a number for all days
combined.

We ask that you put the approval code number on the certificate before you give them to the attendee.

We
require that you NOT GIVE OUT CERTIFICATES UNLESS AN INDIVIDUAL IS IN
ATTENDANCE FOR ENTIRE TIME APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR or HOURS MUST BE
ADJUSTED.

3. APPROVAL OF A PROGRAM OR SEMINAR YOU HAVE, OR ARE PLANNING TO, ATTEND.

It is your responsibility to put the approval code and number of
CEU's/Hours on your certificate after the program and to maintain that
certificate until it is time for your re-certification.

GENERAL INFORMATION

It is very important that you understand that the approval process
takes approximately six weeks to complete. Please, allow enough time
for this process.

DO NOT submit your certificate of attendance for approval AT THIS
TIME. You must maintain these certificates in a file to be submitted at
the time you are required to re-certify every five years.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VIEW OUR In-service Ideas page. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CONTACT THE CEU Committee by e-mail or contact the CBSPD by telephone (1-908-236-0530).